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  • Darrin Hunt avatar

    A Servant's Heart Series

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Mar 21, 2007
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     | 6,803 views

    Part of a series in Philippians, we’re challenged here to be examples of Christ.

    (Joe Fornear) A couple of opposing candidates for county office were sitting near each other in the local diner... One turned to the other and said, "You know why I’m going to win this election? Because of my ’personal touch.’ For example, I always tip waitresses really well and then ask them to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Habits That Lead To Happiness

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 19, 2020
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    This message is based on Psalm 1 and talks about a blessed life. The Hebrew word for blessed means happy or fulfilled.

    Psalm 1 – “Habits That Lead To Happiness” Peace In The Pandemic... The McDonalds “Happy Meal” might be the most famous meal in all the world. It's a meal for a kid ... that promises to make them happy – at least for a few fleeting minutes! In the mid-1970s, a MacDonald’s restaurant in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Which Lord Is My Lord Part 1

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,989 views

    This sermon is part one of a sermon which deals with stewardship from the point of view of whether Jesus is really Lord of our lives.

    Which Lord Is My Lord 10/22/95 Stewardship Joshua 24:14-27 Luke 9:57-62 , 14:25-35 In every period of the people of God’s history, you will find that God’s people have secretly served gods other than the Lord God. We saw it in our Old Testament reading when Joshua told the people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Lily: Sprawling Weed Or Medicinal Herb Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,607 views

    God comes in Christ to heal our disloyalty, to judge and yet cure our sin, to help us flourish. Illustrated with Chrismons.

    When I was twelve years old, our family moved to a house larger than the one we had been in. With a larger house came more yard, and with more yard came more plants to care for and more lawn to mow. If anybody was going to do any gardening at our home, it would have to be my father. My mother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can't Shake Off Mom's Voice

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,967 views

    Mothers (or parents) communicate an atmosphere as much as they communicate specific ideas; we as children cannot rid ourselves of that atmosphere, good or bad. But faith in God can lift us to a new self-esteem.

    Just about everybody has a story that involves Mom’s voice. Just about anyone can tell you something distinctive about the things Mother used to say. We can remember not only what she said, but also the way she said it, the tone of voice she used. It’s surprising how many of us can remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Struggling When Others Disappoint Us Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,395 views

    July 1989. When others disappoint us, it is often because they do not meet our expectations, and anger is natural. God feels that about us. But God allows us to reap the consequences of our sin in Christ’s cross takes into Himself that burden and transf

    He was a fuzzy-faced young man with a twangy West Virginia accent and an angular chin as craggy as the hills from which he had come. You had to notice him, small though he was, because he carried a Bible as big as the side of a barn and painted in the same bright fiery color. It was obvious that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jump-Starting Jabez

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 13, 2001
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    We have learned, thanks to Bruce Wilkinson’s writings, to treasure the prayer of Jabez; but what can we intuit that Jabez’ mother did for him: she honored his uniqueness, she owned her own pain and shared it with her son, and she move him toward faithful prayer.

    You know how they say that behind every good man there is a good woman? Well, they used to say that. That is a pre-feminist proverb. Now they say that alongside every good man there is a good woman, like Newton’s Law, equal in force but opposite in direction! But I certainly find it true that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let's Nail This Down

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 20, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,630 views

    Ordination sermon for Victor Oke. Do not nail down peer group approval; nail down the promises of God to strengthen, help, and uphold you in ministry.

    “Who has roused a victor from the east, summoned him to his service?” Brother Oke, I warned you a month ago, at the ordination service for Gloria Grant, that I would probably use your name as the basis for your ordination message. The name “Victor” is so full of spiritual possibility! And so, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Influencing Communities

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2009
     | 6,726 views

    Here in these verses he calls those who follow Him to choose to be a godly influence on the society in which we live. Jesus calls us to change the world around us with our lives. He doesn’t just expect us to live in the world. He expects the world to be t

    Influencing Communities Matthew 5:13-15 Robert Lewis writes, “In 1851, many of the most accomplished engineers in the country thought James Roebling was out of his mind. That year, he began to work on the unthinkable: building a bridge over the Niagara River Gorge. Disaster was nearly universally ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Getting Over

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    God wants us to be more than minimal. Acknowledge that Christ is Lord, make sure our witness is clear, go beyond quick thrills, and be faithful, and your faith will sustain you over the long haul.

    Too often, we choose "getting by", when we could choose "getting over". Too often, we try to skimp on life, hoping not to invest too deeply. That’s "getting by". But we could turn to a better answer. We could choose "getting over". "Getting by" and "getting over" are not the same thing. "Getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That We May Flourish

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,473 views

    God wants us to flourish. We plead dryness, incompleteness, or sin, but in the tiny infant of Bethlehem strengthening is coming. Hillandale Baptist Church, Adelphi, MD

    I am persuaded that we are intended by our Creator to flourish. He created us to blossom and to grow. God wants our lives to be colorful, joyful, full. I am convinced that God does not intend for us to live like miserable little mice, afraid of our own shadows, scurrying for cover every time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Brothers: Rivals, Partners, Or Soul Mates?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 17, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,990 views

    For Masonic Divine Service: Brothering can be an accident of birth or proximity, but it often becomes competitive because of insecurity or exploitive because of sin. Christ chooses us to be brothers and lays His life down for us.

    It's almost time to elect a president of the United States. Every four years we go through this little exercise called a national election. And even though every four years we tell one another that the election is about issues; about the economy and about foreign policy and about defense and about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Criticism Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 8,786 views

    The criticial spirit seems to be something that is easy for people to have. This sermon looks at at how to handle criticism

    Overcoming Criticism Ephesians 4:25-32 There’s the story of a man who was taking a journey with his grandson by donkey. He had only had 1 donkey and the road took him through 5 villages to get home. He put the boy on the donkey and walked alongside. The first village criticized, saying, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Betrayed! Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 22,171 views

    Four ways to make sense out of spiritual betrayal when spiritual companions turn away from Jesus.

    There’s a scene from the 1988 movie Shoot To Kill that still makes my blood run cold. Maybe you remember the movie, it starred Sidney Poitier and Tom Berringer, and it was about their search for a jewel thief who murdered his victims. During one scene in the movie there’s a group of backpackers ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of Love Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 10, 2015
     | 8,866 views

    One of the qualities of God that draws us to him is his loving nature. This is a brief look at the power of that love.

    1. D. L. Moody was a great American Evangelist in the late 19th Century. John 3:16 was the verse through which D. L. Moody learned to appreciate the greatness of God's love. Moody had been to Britain in the early days of his ministry and there had met the young English preacher, Henry Moorhouse. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ